Re: “We’re doing it for the Pakistani community.” - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
Yeah that would be like ‘Gunah bhi kiya aur maza bhi nahi aya’
I think they would do well in an anti-lice shampoo ad:
http://www.misspakistanworld.com/gallery-activities2010/picture-322-8x12.jpg
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
i am more worried how muzna knows what a pornstar should look like..
seriously?
I am flattered that you would be concerned about what I know.
thank you.
all loving brothers are like this.
but next time you can send your "words of concern" to me in a PM and we can really go at it........himmat hai?
Re: “We’re doing it for the Pakistani community.” - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
Fury has erupted over the decision to hold a beauty contest featuring scantily clad Pakistani women draped in the national flag, as Pakistan struggles with its worst ever humanitarian disaster.
The Miss Pakistan World pageant, which attracts contestants of Pakistani origin from across the world, will take place in Toronto tomorrow amid tight security, as anger grows about the event – which coincides with the holy month of Ramadan.
The pageant comes three weeks after the start of Pakistan’s floods crisis, which has affected around 20 million people, inundated about a fifth of the country and killed more than 2,000.
Among those who have voiced their dismay is one of Pakistan’s leading women’s rights campaigners, Dr Amna Buttar, an assembly member in Punjab, one of the areas affected by the flooding.
“The organisers’ actions are so far from reality that it shows they have no connection to Pakistani life,” she said. “Empowerment of women does not come by parading yourself naked in front of people … This empowerment won’t come from shattering their belief system.”
A former winner of Miss Pakistan World called for the event to be postponed. “I think the organisers should postpone the Miss Pakistan event,” said Naomi Zaman, a singer from Ontario. “At this moment, people are traumatised due to the flood disaster. We as Pakistanis abroad should all be focusing on helping the victims.”
But the president of the pageant, Sonia Ahmed, said that the catastrophe gave more reason for the contest to go ahead.
“I feel very sad about the disaster but, as a Pakistani, it’s my right and responsibility to bring my country out in this world in a lighter image,” she said. “If there are people who think it’s inappropriate to hold it in a disaster, then that’s their thinking. But my duty as a Pakistani is to show the world that Pakistanis are not terrorists, honour killers or fundamentalists.”
Beauty contests are hugely popular in south Asia and among its diaspora. But the Miss Pakistan World contest has never been held in Pakistan because of security risks.
Karachi-born Mariyah Moten, 26, a runner-up in 2006, said she and her family had received death threats after competing. She said:“My sisters and I received messages from strangers through websites expressing their hatred towards me. I’ve seen websites solely dedicated to expressing awful negative opinions about me.”
Many of the protests against the contest have been led by cosmopolitan young Pakistani women – precisely the group the event claims to represent.
Mehreen Khan, 21, a student and part-time model from Lahore, said: “Although I’m not against beauty contests, it’s degrading to see girls half-naked with the Pakistani flag. Having girls parading in skimpy swimsuits when there is a flood is sick.”
Shabnam Rashid, a 48-year-old woman in Lahore, who has been waiting by the phone for news of her cousin and her family caught up in the flooding, agreed. “My cousin had recently arranged her eldest daughter’s marriage and was excited about organising the wedding. Now I don’t know if she is even alive. This beauty contest doesn’t just insult us but stabs an already broken heart. How can they smile and dress up when we are dying? The event’s heart is ugly,” she said.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
I have not gone through the whole thread but I would say this.
First I don't see any pornish half naked photos of these girls on the website. Most of em are wearing jeans and gowns. Not even bikines ..or may be I missed them.
Second Pakistani designers and models are still doing business as usual, and I don't need to tell any one what goes on there.
Third Pakistani cricket team is still playing matches. Why is that not offensive in Ramdan and because of the flood.
So help me understand what is a big deal with these ladies doing a beauty pagent?
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
Why don't you go through the whole thread first?
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
Has anyone of you stopped working because of what's going on in Pakistan? These are professionals. Let them earn a living and get off their case. As someone pointed out, the business aspect will determine whether it was the right or wrong decision to not postpone.
Most girls on the site are in jeans and t-shirts except for the banner. I don't see how you can compare them to porn stars.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
^ we're talking about a beauty pageant here.... which means there's a swimsuit section in the contest.... And they will be walking around nearly naked in that section.... in fact they'll be wearing revealing gowns throughout the pageant... I couldn't care less about what they wear, but just wanted to clarify when people here mention bikinis, they're referring to the contest, not some pics posted here...
Re: “We’re doing it for the Pakistani community.” - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
what is your fascination with the word Racks .. you somehow manage to add this word (in the same context as this time) in you thread no matter what the topic is.
I am sure that very soon I will see it in cuisine corner somehow, provided you decided to post there.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
^ gives new meaning to "rack of lamb" huh?
I think I am going to be offended by this term from now on.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
main bhee Paksitani community hoon :)
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
Barbiedoll, so wearing bikinis equals porn star look? What are you babbling on about there?
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
^ I didn't say anything about the pornstar look, I was babbling on about the jeans and tshirts bit in bebo's and your post.
And I don't need to answer that question of yours because I think you already know the answer... Not all Pakistanis are ok with bikinis, it still is a conservative society, and they definitely aren't ok with it in the month of Ramadan... But most others are. Right?
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
Barbiedoll, Not all Pakistanis are OK with a man not sporting a beard. Some want it to be long enough to cover a fist. Most Pakistanis are NOT okay with women working outside the home. Most Pakistanis are edited up in the head. Do we worry about them? No.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
^ jee bhai jaan point noted.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
^ok barbiebehanjee... you gave up easy.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
high fever, eczema, pain all over... not in the mood to argue. Besides, the thread isn't about bikinis, its about the moral issues surrounding the contest. Your views are always welcome.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
what is your fascination with the word Racks .. you somehow manage to add this word (in the same context as this time) in you thread no matter what the topic is.
I am sure that very soon I will see it in cuisine corner somehow, provided you decided to post there.
lmao ..
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
Exactly my point over moral issue...is it about Pakistani girls in swim suits that is offensive or is the due to the month of ramadan or the flooding? Because as I mentioned in my earlier post, in Pakistan its business as usual with most of the folks so why single out this pagent?
My bit about jeans was beacuse people said porn star and stuff like that in their posts.
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
See TLK you just gave me something fun to do. All my posts will now end with the word rack. As for the rack of lamb comment....I so shouldn't go there.
Oh yes:
Rack
Re: "We're doing it for the Pakistani community." - Miss Pakistan World Organizer
not miss world type material ...
